Fiddler On The Roof Broadway 1964

Jerry bock and sheldon harnick s musical fiddler on the roof opened on september 22 1964 in new york.

Fiddler on the roof broadway 1964. Based on the tales of sholem aleichem the musical tells the humorous and heartbreaking story of the milkman tevye as he tries to maintain the simplicities of his traditional life even as his daughters grow up and russia heads toward revolution. Fiddler on the roof broadway fiddler on the roof original cast list original cast current cast. Based on sholom aleichem s stories it tells the tale of tevye a jewish milkman who lives in russia with his family including five daughters. Fiddler on the roof is one of broadway s great classics.

A fifth broadway revival is expected to arrive in fall 2015 with direction by bartlett sher. Based on sholom aleichem s stories about a poor milkman in late 19th century russia and the five daughters for whom he seeks significant weddings this great musical which opened at the imperial theatre on september 22 1964 benefited from the. Fiddler on the roof nov 18 1990 gershwin theatre revival fiddler on the roof feb 26 2004 minskoff theatre revival fiddler on the roof dec 20 2015 broadway theatre revival. Fiddler on the roof original musical comedy drama broadway opened in new york city sep 22 1964 and played through jul 2 1972.

Artists beatrice arthur don walker harold prince jerome robbins jerry bock julia migenes maria karnilova sheldon harnick zero mostel about. Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905. The broadway production originally starred zero mostel who got to sing such songs as tradition if i were a rich man and to life. That original production went on to run for 3 242 performances a record that held until being shattered by grease.

Click here to read the 1964 opening night playbill for fiddler on the roof.